Irish fraud management company Xintec has added another major European telecoms player to its stable of clients which already includes the likes of Orange and Virgin Mobile, in a deal believed to be worth over €300,000.

Mobile operator Vodafone said today it will not renew its network agreement with British retailer Phones4u.

Liberty Global has confirmed that it will buy Virgin Media in a deal worth $16bn.

Virgin Media has confirmed it is in talks over a possible takeover by US cable giant Liberty Global.

EVERY work of art starts with a blank canvas waiting for its muse. Sometimes the muse is just waiting to be found, boarding a flight to London from JFK, for example. Such was the case of fashion deity Kate Moss, who at 14-years-old was scouted by Storm Models founder Sarah Doukas en route from a family trip to Barbados. Little would the Croydon schoolgirl know that in her waifish 5” 7.5’ frame and gap-toothed smile lay the makings of the world’s next supermodel, the face of a new generation and the poster girl for its attendant woes.

The booming tech sector is set to add a further 30 jobs in Cork as two companies expand on the back of investment and the securing of a US Patent.

Richard Branson today launched Virgin Mobile’s new directory enquiries line in the UK.

Carphone Warehouse targeted more of the American market today after revealing plans for 1,000 outlets over the next two years.

Retail-to-broadband firm Carphone Warehouse today looked set to make its debut in the FTSE 100 Index of blue chip companies when the latest reshuffle takes place later this month.

Virgin Media today revealed the impact of its row with BSkyB after cable and broadband customer numbers fell by 70,000 in the quarter to June 30.

Retail-to-broadband firm Carphone Warehouse today reported a positive start to its financial year after quarterly revenues increased 22% to just more than £1bn (€1.5bn).

Retail-to-broadband firm Carphone Warehouse today reported a positive start to its financial year after quarterly revenues increased 22% to just over £1bn (€1.4bn).

Cable company Virgin Media today confirmed it had received a takeover offer for the business.

Carphone Warehouse has reported a near-10% fall in annual profits after the Talk Talk owner counted the cost of its troubled launch of free broadband.

Carphone Warehouse reported a near 10% fall in annual profits today after the Talk Talk owner counted the cost of its troubled launch of free broadband.

Virgin Media today revealed the cost of its spat with rival BSkyB in the UK as it reported a loss of 46,900 customers in the first three months of the year.

Virgin Media is the new sponsor of Big Brother, it was confirmed today.

Telecoms group Orange today highlighted the impact of tougher competition on revenues from traditional services such as voice calls in the UK.

BSkyB today looked set to pull its major channels from the Virgin Media cable network at the end of this month after talks collapsed between the two rivals, leaving relations between the groups at an all-time low.

Virgin boss Richard Branson will unveil Virgin Media today, throwing down the gauntlet to rival broadcasting giant BSkyB for top spot in the UK’s entertainment and telecoms industry.

Cable operator NTL said today that it had abandoned its £4.7bn (€6.9bn) bid for ITV.

Richard Branson is considering challenging BSkyB’s £940m (€1.4bn) investment in ITV, it was reported today.

The broadcasting industry is digesting a surprise move by BSkyB to buy a major stake in ITV.

Richard Branson is backing cable company NTL’s merger attempt with ITV, the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, according to reports today.

Cable company NTL said today it was interested in pursuing a merger with broadcaster ITV.

Supermodel Kate Moss is to appear in the Little Britain stage show, David Walliams revealed today.

The shake-up of the British telecoms industry continued today when cable operator NTL revealed it is to change its name to Virgin Media.

Fierce competition in the telephone and broadband markets in the UK left its mark on customer numbers at cable operator NTL today.

BSkyB said today it remained on course for 10 million customers by 2010 after it gained 77,000 subscribers over the three months to June 30.

Richard Branson was today said to be planning to merge gym chain Holmes Place with his own health club, Virgin Active.

Mobile phone company Orange today unveiled an assault on the UK internet market by offering free home broadband from next month.

NTL is today expected to axe thousands of jobs following its merger with cable rival Telewest.

NTL will this week announce that 4,000 jobs in the UK are to be lost following its merger with cable rival Telewest, it was reported today.

BSkyB today kept alive its hopes of 100,000 new subscribers by the summer as it prepared for a new service that promises razor-sharp pictures on TV screens.

Mobile phone operator Vodafone was today reported to be eyeing the UK operation of Tiscali ahead of an assault on the broadband market.

CABLE giant NTL followed up its takeover deal of Virgin Mobile today by setting its sights on Premier League football rights.

Plans by water supplier Severn Trent to spin off its Biffa waste management business kept the FTSE 100 Index above the 6000 mark today.

Richard Branson today saw his Virgin brand extend to 9.4 million UK households following the acquisition of his Virgin Mobile business by cable giant NTL.

Virgin Mobile boss Richard Branson has joined forces with retailer Carphone Warehouse in a bid to shake up the French mobile phone market.

Cable operator NTL posted a 5% fall in fourth-quarter revenues today as it prepared to complete its merger with smaller rival Telewest.

Kate Moss is on the verge of signing a staggering £1.5m (€2.2m) contract with Calvin Klein.

Virgin Mobile management today appeared to have secured their futures within a newly-merged business owned by cable operator NTL.

The battle to bring mobile TV to a phone in your pocket is hotting up.

Virgin Mobile today looked set to become the first mobile operator to offer UK phone users digital television direct to their handsets.